Hanwella tense as police fire tear gas

Police have fired water cannon and tear gas to disperse hundreds of people protesting against a factory in Hanwella, police said.

SL puts its No.1 T20 ranking on the line

Sri Lanka will start the ICC World Twenty20 Bangladesh, which runs from 16 March to 6 April, as the number-one ranked side on the Reliance ICC T20I Team Rankings Table, the ICC said.

Galle-Matara stretch of southern expressway opened

The Pinnaduwa (Galle) to Godagama (Matara) stretch of the Southern expressway was declared open by President Mahinda Rajapaksa a short while ago.

Youth killed in Jaffna big match clash

An old boy of St. Patrick’s College, Jaffna was killed in a clash between old boys of his school and Jaffna College today, during the annual one day Cricket encounter of the two schools, police said

Next round of fishermen talks on March 25

The Tamil Nadu State government has fixed March 25 as the date for the next round of fishermen-level talks to be held in Colombo

Woman arrested for harbouring LTTE suspect

A woman had been arrested in Kilinochchi on charges of harbouring an LTTE suspect, who was absconding after shooting a police Sub Inspector, the Police said

Diversion of MH370 was deliberate: Malaysian PM

The Malaysian Prime Minister said investigators now know that the missing Malaysian airliner’s communications were deliberately disabled and that it turned back from its flight to Beijing and flew across Malaysia

SL donates 50,000 tons of rice to WFP

Sri Lanka yesterday donated 50,000 metric tons of rice to the World Food Program (WFP) for free supply to 10 countries in Central Africa and South Asia

Be alert as Mervyn has opened his mouth-Hakeem

Sri Lanka Muslim Congress ( SLMC) Leader and Minister Rauff Hakeem cautioned media personnel to keep an eye on their camera equipment because Minister Mervyn Silva, who is the Kelaniya SLFP Organiser, has now begun talking after remaining silent for some time.

Mother tongue, religion, history compulsory in int’l schools

The Cabinet has endorsed a proposal to teach the mother tongue, religion and history as compulsory subjects for local students from next year at private and international schools operating in the country, a minister said yesterday.

Police, army teams to arrest LTTE suspect who shot SI

Police said the suspect who fled after shooting a Police officer in Kilinochchi was a former LTTE cadre who is suspected to have been involved in terrorist activities and several crimes against the state.

Three workers die in tragic accident

Three construction workers died this evening when a concrete beam collapsed on them at a construction site near Jayanthi Mawatha, Kottunna Place in Kaduwela, Police Media Spokesperson SSP Ajith Rohana said.

Unruly behaviour: Police warn big-match revellers

Big match revelry in Kandy Town came to an end with the police today taking into custody several people including some 50 students who were found driving their vehicles and sports go-carts in a reckless manner causing severe obstructions to the normal flow of traffic.

Males from NE can join armed forces

The Army said today males residing in the North and East could join the armed forces if and when vacancies were announced.

Ranil vows to topple govt, like he did in 2001

UNP National Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe vowed to topple this government in the same way he toppled the government of former President Chandrika Kumaratunga.

Kilinochchi suspect had LTTE links: Army

The Army claimed that the suspect, who fired at the Police at Dharmapuram in Kilinochchi yesterday when they attempted to arrest him, had LTTE connections

Video statement from witness in SL over case in Pakistan

The Pakistan Supreme Court has accepted the offer of one witness, Imran Munir, currently living in a UNHCR camp in Sri Lanka, to record his statement through video link in the case of the enforced disappearance of Masood Janjua in July 2005

Video: Bathiudeen apologises to court

Industry and Commerce Minister Rishad Bathiudeen has apologised to the members of the judiciary and regretted the pain of mind, if any, caused to the Mannar Magistrate with regard to the contempt of court charges against him in Appeal Court

Indian, Lankan fishermen to be freed before talks

India and Sri Lanka have reached an understanding to release fishermen and boats in custody of each other as a goodwill gesture prior to the next round of meeting between Fishermen's Associations of the two countries

Britain says it has regular discussions with SL

Britain said that it regularly discusses the situation in Sri Lanka at ministerial and official level with both the Sri Lankan Government and with other foreign Governments

Police looking for shooter in Kilinochchi

Police search operations are being carried out with the assistance of the Army in the Kilinochchci area to arrest a suspect who has escaped after shooting one of the police officers today, police said

Bumper bonus for SL cricket team

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has decided to pay the Sri Lanka cricket team a special bonus of USD 100,000, as a gesture of goodwill for winning the Asia Cup 2014, the SLC said

Questions over baby elephant in Erawwala

The Wildlife Conservation Department today carried out a raid on a house at Gemunu Mawatha in Erawwala on information from the public that the  owner of the house was in possession of five baby elephants without licences

SL seeks NAM members support

While expressing Sri Lanka’s opposition to the Resolution being moved by the US, UK and a few other countries against the country, Sri Lanka today called upon all Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) member states to continue to show their solidarity with Sri Lanka.

Heavy traffic on Kotte Road

Heavy traffic has been reported along Kotte road towards Battaramulla due to an accident involving two cars and a motorbike at Rajagiriya, Police said.

Australians interested hanging?

Not long before the recently appointed hangman quit soon after witnessing the gallows, the Prisons Department said today that it had received e-mails from two Australians seeking  to fill the hangman’s position.

Video: Two men lottery, says Harsha

UNP MP Harsha de Silva questioned the credibility and the legitimacy of the Oceanic Games (Private) Limited, a casino license holder in Maccau that is supposed to commence an Online Casino/Lottery next month in Sri Lanka

SL to host ICAPP in September

Sri Lanka will host the next International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP) from September 18 to 21 with the opening ceremony scheduled to take place on Sept. 19, Presidential Spokesman said today.

1.5kg of gold dust seized from Lankan national at Chennai airport

Air customs seized 1.5kg of gold dust from a Sri Lankan national who arrived in Chennai from Colombo on Thursday. Sources said R Thiagarajan smuggled gold dust in tea packets after mixing it with tea powder

Lankan stabbed to death in Sydney

A 48-year-old Sri Lankan -Vissa Esan- was stabbed to death outside his real estate business in Pendle Hill, Sydney’s west on Thursday morning, Australian media reports said.